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>> Good morning
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and happy Sabbath.
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Welcome to church today.
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We welcome those who of you
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are worshiping online
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or on the radio
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or through television.
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We're glad
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that you're here with us today.
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Today is a high Sabbath.
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Four times a year,
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we pause to have
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a special reflection
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of the cross
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through our Communion
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and foot-washing service.
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So today is a special service,
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and I'm glad that you're
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here today.
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I invite you now to bow
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your heads with me as we pray.
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Father in heaven,
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we've come to worship You today,
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the one who gave His life for us
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so that we could live forever.
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You say where sin abounds,
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grace abounds much more.
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We're so thankful for that.
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We invite Your presence, Father.
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Fill this place with
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Your Spirit, I pray.
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In Jesus' name, amen.
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>> ¤ Awake, my soul, and sing
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¤ Arise and sing a psalm
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¤ For great are You, Lord,
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and great Your love ¤
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¤ Your kindness is forever
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¤ You have been my hope
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¤ My confidence since my youth
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¤ I will proclaim Your marvelous
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deeds ¤
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¤ I will ever sing praises
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¤ Even when I am growing old
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¤ Do not forsake me, O God
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¤ I will declare Your strength
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and power ¤
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¤ To the next generation
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¤ To all who are to come
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>> ¤ Awake, my soul, and sing
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>> ¤ Awake, my soul, and sing
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>> ¤ Arise and sing a psalm
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¤ Be exalted, O God, above
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the heavens ¤
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¤ Your glory over all
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the earth ¤
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>> ¤ You have been my rock
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>> ¤ You have been my rock
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>> ¤ My fortress and my shield
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¤ I will ever praise Your name
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¤ For You are my God
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¤ Awake, my soul, and sing
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¤ Arise and sing a psalm
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¤ For great are You, Lord,
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and great Your love ¤
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¤ You are my God
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¤ Awake, my soul,
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awake, my soul ¤
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¤ And sing
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>> Well, good morning,
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boys and girls.
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You look awesome.
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You look so good today.
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How many of you like to see
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animals outside in nature?
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Oh, I do too.
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And so does my whole family.
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My wife and I have two boys.
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One's named Brandon.
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One's named Michael.
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But they've grown now,
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and they're, like, tall
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and older, right?
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But one day, many years ago,
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they were 9 and 6.
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Is there anyone here
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who's 9 years old?
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Oh, yeah. Your age?
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A lot of them.
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Oh, yeah?
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And how many of you are 6?
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6. Oh, yeah.
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They were exactly your ages.
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And my boys love nature,
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but they loved to catch snakes.
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That means
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their mom and I had to learn
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to love to catch snakes.
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Now, as a disclaimer
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for everybody,
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snakes can be dangerous.
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They have sharp teeth.
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Some of them are poisonous.
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Now, in Michigan, we just have
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one poisonous snake.
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But there is one, okay?
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But they can be dangerous.
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So talk to your parents
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before you try to catch snakes.
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However, they
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loved to catch snakes.
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So one summer, we were
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at Camp Au Sable,
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and we were there with a bunch
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of friends at family camp,
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and it was Sabbath afternoon.
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We went to the nature center.
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It was so great.
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And after the nature center,
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my boys said, "Dad,
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let's go catch snakes."
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So they had some friends with
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them, and we said, "Let's go."
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So we went off into the woods
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looking for snakes,
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and we looked and we looked,
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and we couldn't find any snakes.
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And so we kind of paused
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and we stood there in the woods
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together and we said, "What
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do you think we should do?"
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And we decided to pray
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and ask Jesus for a snake.
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Well, one of the friends
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immediately said, "Jesus
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doesn't care about snakes.
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He's too busy."
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Well, we d--
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we listened to him.
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But then we decided
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we're going to pray anyway.
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So there in the middle
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of the woods,
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on the moss and on the dirt,
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with ferns around us,
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the five boys and I knelt down
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and we prayed
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for Jesus to send us a snake.
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So we stood up
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and we started to look.
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And, you know, when you pray
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for something,
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it changes things, right?
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Because God is at work now.
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He might say, "I don't have
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a snake for you today."
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Or He might say,
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"I'm going to bring you one."
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So we started looking.
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We're looking everywhere.
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And within one minute,
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about halfway down this church
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here, we heard someone
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in the distance yell, "Snake!"
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And the young man who looked at
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me and said, "Jesus doesn't care
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about snakes, he looked right at
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me, and I looked at him.
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And we didn't have to say
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anything because we just saw a
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miracle that Jesus answered.
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So we ran down --
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down through the woods
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to find the snake,
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and we saw something
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that looked like this.
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You see it? Yeah.
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It was a big
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eastern garter snake.
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It has the belly.
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A snake.
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See it? Looked like that.
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And he was slithering
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through the woods.
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Yeah.
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And my son Brandon --
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>> Is it alive?
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>> No, this one is not alive.
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This is rubber.
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It's kind of cool, right?
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Here, I'll let you touch him as
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soon as we're done here, okay?
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So this snake is going through
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the woods, and my son Brandon,
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he walked up to it gently
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and he caught it.
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He picked it up
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and he held it so
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the other boys could pet it.
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And other people came around
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and they saw the snake.
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And then we gently put it
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back into the woods.
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And then the five boys and I,
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we knelt down
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and we prayed again.
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And we thanked Jesus
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for sending us a snake.
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Now, the Bible says
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that we're supposed to cast
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all our cares upon Him
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because He cares for us.
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Jesus loves you,
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and there is nothing too small
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that you could ever ask Him for.
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He loves to hear
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when you ask Him for things.
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So I'm just wondering, do I have
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two volunteers to pray today?
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Anyone from this side
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over here?
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You'd like to pray?
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Come on. Come on up.
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And I'm going to choose someone
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from this side today.
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I see your hand right there
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in the white shirt.
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Come on up.
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Alight, come on.
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What is your name?
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>> Eriora.
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>> Say it again.
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>> Eriora.
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>> Okay, Eriora.
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And what's your name?
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>> Judah.
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>> Judah.
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Eriora, you pray for us first,
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okay?
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Go ahead.
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>> [ Speaking indistinctly ]
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You can bless us
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and Jesus helping when something
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happens to us.
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And Jesus helping can help up.
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And Jesus helping, He can be
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with us every time.
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The Sabbath day.
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So the Sabbath day I'll be good.
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And thank you, Jesus. Amen.
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>> Amen.
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>> Dear Heavenly Father,
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please help us with all our
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problems that we may have
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in life and we do have.
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Please help
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everyone on the road
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be safe
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and help everyone in need
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with help.
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In Jesus' name, amen.
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>> Amen.
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You can go back
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to your seats now.
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>> ¤ I dare not lift my
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guilty eyes ¤
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¤ I hide my lips in trembling
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shame ¤
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¤ And in the darkness of my
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soul ¤
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¤ I shrink from Your rekindling
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flame ¤
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¤ Kyrie eleison
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¤ Kyrie eleison
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¤ Have mercy
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>> ¤ In mercy cover me with
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grace ¤
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¤ And blot out my iniquity
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¤ Renew my heart and wash me
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clean ¤
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¤ Grant with Your pardon
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purity ¤
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¤ Kyrie eleison
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>> ¤ Kyrie eleison
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>> ¤ Kyrie eleison
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>> ¤ Have mercy
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>> ¤ In equal measure
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of Your love ¤
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>> ¤ You promise mercy
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¤ Tender compassion to the one
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>> ¤ Who seeks Your face
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¤ A broken heart,
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a fainting soul ¤
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>> ¤ A contrite spirit
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>> ¤ Together cry for Your
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forgiveness ¤
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¤ And Your grace
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>> ¤ Against You only
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have I sinned ¤
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>> ¤ My deeds are evil
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in Your sight ¤
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¤ Of Your forgiveness
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let me sing ¤
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¤ And in my singing
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take delight ¤
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>> ¤ Kyrie eleison
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>> ¤ Kyrie eleison
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>> ¤ Kyrie eleison
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¤ Kyrie eleison
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>> ¤ Kyrie eleison
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>> ¤ Kyrie eleison
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>> ¤ Have mercy
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¤ Have mercy
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¤ Have mercy
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>> Have you ever experienced
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bad customer --
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What's the next word?
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Service.
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Isn't it sad that we know
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the end of that question?
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It doesn't take too long
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of being a consumer, at least
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not in this country, before
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you will experience
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less-than-optimal and, yes,
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even bad customer service.
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Maybe you're on the phone
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trying to get your laptop fixed
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for some problem
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that you haven't been
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able to solve yourself.
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Maybe you're trying to get
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a warranty honored
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for an appliance that quit long
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before it should.
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Or maybe you're personally
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in an establishment,
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and instead of being treated
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like a good customer,
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you receive
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bad customer service.
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For instance, my wife and I,
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sometime in the last 25 years
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at a restaurant within
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10,000 miles of here,
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we entered into
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the establishment
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and were greeted by no one.
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Look back on the window.
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The sign said "open."
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We were clearly within
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the open hours
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of the restaurant,
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but there was no one there.
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Well, no matter,
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we'll find a table.
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So we did.
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We made our way and sat down.
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It was probably
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about 1:00, maybe 1:30.
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The lunch rush
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had definitely passed.
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There were a handful
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of people scattered
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throughout the restaurant
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eating their food,
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but no waiter to be seen.
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Not a waitress in sight.
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So we waited.
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And we waited and we waited.
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And finally I said, "Well, I'm
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going to go look for somebody."
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I went back
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to the cash register.
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I thought, well, maybe
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they didn't see us come in.
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And so I need to go back
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to the cash register
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and talk to whoever it was that
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might be there.
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I went there, not a soul in
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sight.
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Couldn't see anybody.
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I came back, I sat down.
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We waited a little while longer,
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and finally I said,
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"Okay, this time
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I'm going to find somebody."
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So I searched
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about the restaurant,
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and I made my way
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to the kitchen,
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and I opened the kitchen door.
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I went inside and I looked
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around and I said, "Hello.
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Anybody home?"
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And sure enough, as I looked
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down this long passageway here,
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there is a waitress engaged
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in very animated
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conversation with the cook.
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Now, I don't know
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if there was chemistry
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between these two,
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if there was something going on
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there, but they seemed to
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be thoroughly enjoying
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their conversation.
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Until, that is,
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they heard me say, "Hello.
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Is anybody home?"
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And she looked over at me
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with a scowl
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that would have sliced
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right through steel
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if it had been possible.
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It's like,
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"How dare you interrupt
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this conversation?"
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She said, "Can I help you?"
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I said, "Well, my wife
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and I are here for lunch.
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We wondered
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if we could get a menu
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and perhaps order some food."
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"I'll be right out."
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Whereupon she turned back to the
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cook and continued talking
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for a little bit.
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Well, I went back
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out and sat down.
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I told my wife, said,
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"Well, I found somebody.
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Should be here soon."
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She did eventually come out.
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She was not happy.
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She was grim the entire time
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and grudgingly took our order.
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And eventually we
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did find some food.
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Now, I confess, I was
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a wee bit offended.
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I mean, I looked around
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the restaurant.
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The handful of other people
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they looked - I mean,
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were we less than -- We seemed
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to be just as good as they were.
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They were having their food.
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Did they have to go back
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into the kitchen
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and break up this little
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love nest back there?
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No. Why us?
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I was a little offended,
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because sometimes
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good service is hard to find.
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But did you know that sometimes
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it can be offensive
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not because we weren't served,
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but because we were?
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Turn in your Bibles, please,
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to John 13:1.
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John the 13th chapter,
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beginning with verse one.
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In the red pew Bible
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somewhere nearby
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where you're at,
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probably page 725.
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Page 725.
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John chapter 13,
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beginning with verse one.
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Let me set the stage here.
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Jesus is meeting
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with His 12 disciples
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in an upper room somewhere
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in Jerusalem.
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There are at least two places
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in Jerusalem
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where they will tell you
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absolutely for certain
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that this is where
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the Last Supper took place.
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We do not know where it was
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exactly, but Jesus is there.
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It is literally hours
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before the crucifixion.
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This is a pivotal time
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in the life and ministry
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of Jesus Christ,
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and there with His disciples,
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with this -- what would become
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known as the Last Supper,
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this is what happens.
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John 13:1.
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"It was just before
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the Passover Feast.
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Jesus knew
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that the time had come
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for him to leave this world
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and go to the Father.
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Having loved his own
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who were in the world,
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he now showed them
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the full extent of his love.
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The evening meal
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was being served,
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and the devil had already
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prompted Judas Iscariot,
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son of Simon, to betray Jesus.
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Jesus knew
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that the Father had put
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all things under his power,
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and that he had come from God
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and was returning to God;
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so he got up from the meal,
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took off his outer clothing, and
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wrapped a towel
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around his waist.
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After that,
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he poured water into a basin
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and began to wash his disciples'
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feet, drying them with the towel
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that was wrapped around him.
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He came to Simon Peter,
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who said to him, 'Lord,
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are you going to wash my feet?'
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Jesus replied,
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'You do not realize now what
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I am doing,
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but later you will understand.'
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'No,' said Peter,
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'you shall never wash my feet.'"
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Pause there, please.
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When it comes to the missteps,
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the goofs, and the gaffes
00:28:24.63\00:28:27.34
that the disciples made
00:28:27.44\00:28:29.44
during the ministry of Jesus,
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you know, much of the time
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we tend to roll our eyes,
00:28:31.91\00:28:33.71
stare at the heavens, and say,
00:28:33.81\00:28:35.11
"How in the world
00:28:35.21\00:28:36.48
could they have done that?
00:28:36.58\00:28:38.01
How in the world could
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the disciples have said that?"
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I mean, think about the other
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stories where the disciples
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seem to put their
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collective feet in their mouths.
00:28:45.19\00:28:47.16
They want to call down fire
00:28:47.26\00:28:48.76
from heaven on their "enemies"
00:28:48.86\00:28:50.13
to destroy them, right?
00:28:50.23\00:28:51.49
They argue along the road
00:28:51.59\00:28:52.76
about who's going to get
00:28:52.86\00:28:53.50
the biggest fanfare
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when they get installed
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in heaven's kingdom.
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It's incredible because it seems
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like some of their mistakes
00:28:59.70\00:29:02.54
seem eminently avoidable
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with just a little reflection
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and thoughtfulness
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and common sense.
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But if ever there were a mistake
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that I readily admit I
00:29:12.71\00:29:14.42
would have made, given
00:29:14.52\00:29:15.92
the same circumstances,
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it is right here
00:29:17.25\00:29:19.32
when Peter rebukes Jesus,
00:29:19.42\00:29:22.82
because from all appearances,
00:29:22.92\00:29:24.36
something is genuinely,
00:29:24.46\00:29:25.79
deeply, terribly wrong.
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Think about the scene here.
00:29:28.83\00:29:30.10
This is the same Jesus who,
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not that long before,
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had turned a few loaves of bread
00:29:34.60\00:29:36.37
into a feast for thousands.
00:29:36.47\00:29:38.81
This is the same Jesus that can
00:29:38.91\00:29:41.58
cure blindness with His spit.
00:29:41.68\00:29:44.88
This is the same Jesus
00:29:44.98\00:29:46.31
that casts out demons,
00:29:46.41\00:29:47.45
the same Jesus
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that has spoken lifetime
00:29:48.58\00:29:49.88
cripples into wholeness,
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Jesus who has walked on water,
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Jesus who has raised the dead.
00:29:53.52\00:29:54.62
And by now,
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for most, if not all,
00:29:55.66\00:29:56.42
of his disciples,
00:29:56.52\00:29:57.13
they believe
00:29:57.23\00:29:58.09
that this is the same Jesus
00:29:58.19\00:29:59.16
that spoke
00:29:59.26\00:30:00.23
worlds into existence...
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and had even, just
00:30:04.07\00:30:05.73
a short time before,
00:30:05.83\00:30:07.04
openly accepted the homage
00:30:07.14\00:30:09.30
due only to those
00:30:09.40\00:30:11.74
whom the earth serves,
00:30:11.84\00:30:15.04
not the other way around.
00:30:15.14\00:30:17.71
And here, this Jesus,
00:30:17.81\00:30:20.22
this King of kings,
00:30:20.32\00:30:21.65
this Lord of lords,
00:30:21.75\00:30:23.59
takes off His outer clothes,
00:30:23.69\00:30:25.09
picks up a servant's towel,
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and washes sweat-caked dirt
00:30:26.45\00:30:28.72
off the very well-traveled feet
00:30:28.82\00:30:31.06
of His disciples.
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No wonder Peter is offended.
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And not merely for himself.
00:30:37.80\00:30:39.23
No, he was offended on behalf
00:30:39.33\00:30:40.84
of His master, the one who
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never, ever deserved
00:30:42.47\00:30:44.31
to have to serve in such a way.
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And, of course, right here is
00:30:50.11\00:30:51.01
the heart of the matter,
00:30:51.11\00:30:51.88
isn't it?
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You see, Peter was offended
00:30:54.25\00:30:55.58
for the honor of Christ,
00:30:55.68\00:30:57.12
because in his mind,
00:30:57.22\00:30:58.12
service to others
00:30:58.22\00:30:59.02
of this magnitude
00:30:59.12\00:31:00.12
was below Christ's status.
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I mean, washing muddy feet,
00:31:03.59\00:31:05.09
this was not something you did
00:31:05.19\00:31:06.13
because you were a king
00:31:06.23\00:31:06.86
or a prince.
00:31:06.96\00:31:07.73
No, it was rather something
00:31:07.83\00:31:09.00
that you did because you were
00:31:09.10\00:31:10.17
a slave, a servant,
00:31:10.27\00:31:12.20
someone who, in people's minds
00:31:12.30\00:31:14.10
back then, supposedly
00:31:14.20\00:31:15.70
didn't deserve any better.
00:31:15.80\00:31:20.74
In other words, in Peter
00:31:20.84\00:31:23.38
and the disciples' minds,
00:31:23.48\00:31:24.78
that's what service was.
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It was a punishment for those
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who could not
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or would not better themselves.
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And to that Jesus responds,
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"Not so."
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John 13 again, verse 8.
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Peter says, "No,
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you shall never wash my feet."
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"Jesus answered,
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'Unless I wash you,
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you have no part with me.'"
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And then the turnstile
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that at times was Peter.
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"'Then, Lord,'
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Simon Peter replied,
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'not just my feet but my hands
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and my head as well.'
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Jesus answered, 'A person
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who has had a bath needs only
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to wash his feet;
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his whole body is clean.
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And you are clean,
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though not every one of you.'
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For he knew who
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was going to betray him,
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and that was why he said
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not everyone was clean.
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When he had finished washing
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their feet,
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he put on his clothes
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and returned to his place.
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'Do you understand what
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I have done for you?'
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he asked them.
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'You call me "Teacher" and
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"Lord," and rightly so,
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for that is what I am.
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Now that I,
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your Lord and Teacher,
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have washed your feet,
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you also should wash
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one another's feet.
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I have set you an example
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that you should do
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as I have done for you.
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I tell you the truth,
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no servant is greater
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than his master,
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nor is a messenger greater
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than the one who sent him.
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Now that you know these things,
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you will
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be blessed if you do them.'"
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And from this
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and the preceding verses
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in chapter 13,
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we learn at least two things.
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First, when Jesus served
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His disciples
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in so dramatic a fashion,
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He wasn't doing so in spite
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of His divinity and greatness.
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He was doing it because of His
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divinity and greatness,
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because that is what divinity
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and true greatness really do.
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They lead one to serve.
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This is exactly what
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Jesus is seeking to point out
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to His disciples earlier,
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where we read in chapter 13.
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Jesus said that He knew
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that the Father had
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given Him this power.
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He knew that He had come from
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God, that He was returning
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to God.
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He is in full understanding
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of His divinity and His power.
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And because of those things,
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He served.
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He wasn't stooping.
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He was just doing what God does.
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And second, the type of service
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that Jesus modeled
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is indeed the same type of
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service we are to do for others,
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not in spite of our
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Christianity, but because of it.
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For service
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is what Christians do.
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You know, I can't guarantee
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that the next time
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you get on the phone
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with customer service
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that it's going to be a pleasant
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and efficient conversation.
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I can't guarantee
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that the next time
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you go to a restaurant
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that you will get
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excellent customer service.
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However, today,
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as we prepare
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in just a few moments
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to wash one another's feet,
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let us remember
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that it was our Lord Jesus
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who first washed our feet,
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that Peter was indeed thus
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offended on behalf of his
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master.
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And if that be an offense,
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let us never forget
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that it is an offense well worth
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repeating over and over
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and over again
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as we serve others.
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May the service of Christ
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be in your heart
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and your hands in abundance
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today and until He returns.
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Let me pray with you.
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Jesus, this view of service
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is different today,
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much in the same way
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as it was back then.
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Oh, we may put on the front page
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and the headlines, Lord, those
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that do extraordinary service.
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But, Lord, our society is a
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selfish one because we are
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selfish beings.
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Please grow in us
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this kind of service
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that You illustrated
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so well 2,000 years ago.
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May we truly serve others
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as You would
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if You were in our place.
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We ask this in Your name.
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Amen.
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>> And all God's people said...
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>> Amen.
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>> Amen and amen.
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And we're told that prior
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to the foot-washing service,
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we stand in the shadow
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of the cross,
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but that following the foot
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washing, we stand in its light,
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the light of Jesus Christ
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and the goodness
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that He has shown to us,
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the extravagant wealth
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of heaven's love
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that He has poured
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out so freely upon us.
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That is what
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we have come to celebrate.
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I've asked the von Dorpowskis,
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our co-head elders,
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to be here, Bryan and Becky.
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Bryan is going to read for us
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a pertinent Scripture,
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and then Becky --
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The three of us will kneel
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while she offers a blessing
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for the bread and the juice.
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Bryan?
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>> The Scripture is taken
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from Philippians 2:5-8 in the
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New International Version.
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"In your relationships
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with one another,
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have the same mindset
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as Christ Jesus:
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who, being in the very nature
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of God,
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did not consider equality
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with God something
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to be used to his own advantage;
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rather, he made himself nothing
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by taking the very nature
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of a servant, being made
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in human likeness.
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And being found in appearance
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as a man,
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he humbled himself
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by becoming obedient to death --
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even death on the cross!"
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>> You can remain seated
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while we kneel and Becky leads
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us in a blessing.
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>> Dear Lord,
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as we approach this table,
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we come humbly before You,
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recognizing the sacrifice
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of Your Son Jesus.
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Let us think about what
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this Communion service
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signifies.
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And may it strengthen our faith
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and deepen our love for You
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and for each other.
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Let us remember
00:43:14.72\00:43:15.96
that You are the giver of life.
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You bring forgiveness and peace.
00:43:17.86\00:43:19.83
We see Your sacrifice
00:43:19.93\00:43:21.16
and are humbled.
00:43:21.26\00:43:22.43
We are overwhelmed
00:43:22.53\00:43:23.87
by Your goodness and the pain
00:43:23.97\00:43:25.40
that You suffered.
00:43:25.50\00:43:26.60
Thank You for paying
00:43:26.70\00:43:27.84
the price to set us free.
00:43:27.94\00:43:29.84
Help us to remember
00:43:29.94\00:43:31.24
the great cost of our salvation
00:43:31.34\00:43:33.04
and to live in gratitude
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for Your grace.
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In Jesus' name we pray.
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Amen.
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>> "The Lord Jesus, on the night
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he was betrayed,
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took bread,
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and when he had given thanks,
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he broke it and said,
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'This is my body,
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which is for you;
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do this in remembrance of me.'"
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"In the same way,
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after supper he took the cup,
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saying, 'This cup is
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the new covenant in my blood;
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do this, whenever you drink it,
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in remembrance of me.'
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For whenever you eat this bread
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and drink this cup,
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you proclaim the Lord's
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death until he comes."
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And again all God's people
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said...
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>> Amen.
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>> Amen. Amen and amen.
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The Bible tells
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us that after they had sung
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a hymn, they went out.
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And indeed, that is what
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we are going to do right now.
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I would invite you to stand
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with me, please, as we sing
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"Lift High the Cross."
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>> As is our custom at Pioneer,
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as you exit the sanctuary today,
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there will be someone there
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with an offering plate.
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All of the money
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that's collected at this time
00:51:53.31\00:51:54.64
goes to our assistance fund
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to help those that are in need,
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both inside and outside
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of our church family.
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Let's pray together.
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Lord Jesus, words are
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not sufficient to express
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our gratitude for what
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You have done for us.
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Lord, for You to come from
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heaven's glory to this place
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because of Your
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love for such as us,
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what can we say?
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We do say thank You.
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We praise You.
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We are so glad
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that You have become one of us
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that You might save
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us from our sins.
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Thank You for this great gift.
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May we walk in the service
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and the beauty
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of Your righteousness
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as we leave this place,
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for we ask it
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in the name of Jesus.
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Amen.
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>> Before you go,
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let me take just a moment
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to share with you an opportunity
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to get into the Bible
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in a fresh, new way.
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All across the world,
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more and more people are hearing
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the call to examine
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the Scriptures for themselves.
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If you've felt drawn to learn
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more about God's Word
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but you don't know
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where to start
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or you're just looking
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for a more in-depth
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examination of Bible truths,
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then I have something right
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here that I believe
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you're going to enjoy.
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I would like to send you
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a series of Bible study guides.
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Each of these study guides asks
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and answers very important
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questions, such as
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these examples right here.
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Why does God allow suffering?
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Can God be trusted?
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Each of the initial five guides
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begins with a story
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to introduce the subject.
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Then, through a series
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of focused questions,
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you'll soon be learning portions
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of the Bible
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you may never have known before.
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And when you're through,
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you'll be able to share
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with others these inspiring
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truths from God's Word.
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Just call our toll-free number.
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It's on your screen now.
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877 -- the two words
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HIS-WILL.
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Friendly operators
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are standing by to send you
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these guides.
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Once again, that's 877-HIS-WILL.
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Call that number,
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and don't forget to join me
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next week right here
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at this same time.
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